G/TBT/N/THA/618  
9 June 2021  
(21-4701)  Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated  if different from above:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (662) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Plastic 
bags for food  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Plastic Bags for Food (TIS 1027 -2564(2021)) (17 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates plastic bags for food 
to conform with the standard for Plastic Bags for Food (TIS 1027 -2564(2021)).  
This standard covers plastic bags for food made of virgin resin. It classifies plastic bags 
by the application into 3 types, i.e. for hot, cold and frozen food. It also specifies shapes, 
width, length, thickness. This standard prescribes requirements for appearance, tensile 
strength, elongation, temperature resistance, sea m strength, leakage, safety 
requirements (e.g. overall migration and specific migration, substances in material, etc.). 
It also includes packaging, marking, labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and 
testing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  G/TBT/N/THA/618  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• JIS Z 1702:1994 (Reaffirmed 2017) Polyethylene films for packaging  
• JIS Z 1707 :2019 General rules of plastic films for food packaging  
• JIS Z 1711:1994 (Reaffirmed 2020) Polyethylene films bags  
• ASTM D 882 -18 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic 
Sheeting  
• TIS 619 -2519 : Pressure sensitive adhesive crepe masking ta pes 
• TIS 656 -2556 : Analytical methods for food contact plastics  
• TIS 1310 -2538 : Symbols for recycling plastics  
• Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 295) B.E. 2548 (2005) Re: 
Qualities or standard for container made from plastic  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  15 July 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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